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Shop NowJerry's Kids
Why We are Making Strides In 2006 I created team "Jerry's Kids" in memory of my dad, Jerry, who passed away after his fight with colorectal cancer. Although Dad did not have breast cancer, my heart went out to all victims of this disease. The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk has been my way of keeping his memory alive and my fight against this disease continues. After more than a decade of walking in Making Strides, I was diagnosed with breast cancer myself in 2021. I now have seen first hand that the American Cancer Society helps people take steps to reduce their risk of cancer or find it early when it is easiest to treat. They provide free information and services when and where people need it throughout their journey to get well. They are investing in groundbreaking research to find, prevent, treat, and cure cancer!
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Why We are Making Strides
In 2006 I created team "Jerry's Kids" in memory of my dad, Jerry, who passed away after his fight with colorectal cancer. Although Dad did not have breast cancer, my heart went out to all victims of this disease. The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk has been my way of keeping his memory alive and my fight against this disease continues.
After more than a decade of walking in Making Strides, I was diagnosed with breast cancer myself in 2021. I now have seen first hand that the American Cancer Society helps people take steps to reduce their risk of cancer or find it early when it is easiest to treat. They provide free information and services when and where people need it throughout their journey to get well. They are investing in groundbreaking research to find, prevent, treat, and cure cancer!
I have signed up to walk and fundraise with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. I hope you will consider joining my team and/or making a donation in support of my efforts. If you choose not to donate online, please contact me at jkuzmicz@saintmarys.edu to make other arrangements!
Together, we can make strides to end cancer!
Thank you for fueling the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer.
Cancer hits far too close to home, so the funds you raise will help do the same. Through services and resources like free rides to chemo, free places to stay near hospitals, and a live 24/7 helpline, cancer patients and their families will feel the love. Here’s how recent money raised has been put to incredible uses.
As of January 2022, we have invested $71 M for potentially lifesaving breast cancer specific research grants.
We have received over 250,000 calls and chats from patients and caregivers seeking support in 2021
Cancer patients benefited from ACS transportation support through our Road TO Recovery program and transportation grants in 2021, with nearly 229,000 rides provided.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors for fueling the American Cancer Society's fight against breast cancer.
Need an event shirt or looking for other ways to bring more pink into your wardrobe?
Check out our online store today. Proceeds from every purchase will benefit the American Cancer Society and the fight against breast cancer.
Shop NowThis isn’t what I wanted.
Welcome to our Team Page. We've formed a team because this cause is important to us. We want to help. And walking and raising money in our local American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event is the best way we can do that. We all have different reasons for participating but we share a determination to help save lives from breast cancer.
There are so many ways that the money our team raises helps. It’s helping fund innovative research. It's providing free information for people dealing with the disease. It’s providing rides to treatment and places to stay for people who have to seek treatment far from home. In short, our money is helping save lives. Consider donating to our team and helping advance the cause.
How We Support the American Cancer Society
Of course we walk in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. And we solicit donations from family, friends, and other supporters. But we also schedule fundraisers in lead-up to the big event. Bake-sales, car washes, and countless other types of events. And we promote those on social media, through Facebook and Twitter, by word of mouth, and through flyers at work and around the neighborhood. The success of fundraising events depends on two things - hard work and getting the word out. And we're out to do both. Keep an eye out for our fundraising events.
Join us. Donate today. Or walk with us.